I have a friend who would like to build a wakeboard bench for her son. I know a few places where you can purchase them, however, has anyone ever built a bench and if so, can you offer some tips on the base part of the bench? What type of materials did you use? How much time did it take?

I had 2, now one... I have the old s pipes ( bent ) that Myke is talking about... I also have the other bench that is still in great condition & your more than willing to take it for a couple weeks to pattern out / copy cat if you want?

awesome steve that's my bench, cost less than $50 if you don't count the damaged board that was sacrificed to make it. PVC is easy to work with and it is really strong, plus it has the o'l school slider look to it.

I dont know if you still need this or not. THis is my buddies that he made with his boards. This thread spurred his creative side. Coolest part about this is that the way it is made does no damage to the boards used (no new holes!). As you can see in the back part it utilizes the binding mounts and then for the base section the board rests on a section of wood that cannot be seen and his held down by bolts through the fin mount holes. I think its pretty sick.